Ever been to a salt cave?

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Salt caves are wonderful, relaxing places to go. Benefits: "Salt caves may help alleviate symptoms of asthma, allergies, respiratory issues, anxiety, depression and many other ailments." Here's a picture of the one I go to:
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They have ergonomic zero gravity chairs and light therapy built into the walls. It also plays quiet Gregorian chant type music and has a twinkling starry sky on the ceiling to help with relaxation. 1 hour of bliss!!
 

caroln said:
Salt caves are wonderful, relaxing places to go. Benefits: "Salt caves may help alleviate symptoms of asthma, allergies, respiratory issues, anxiety, depression and many other ailments." Here's a picture of the one I go to:
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Where is that? It looks really nice.

We have lots of salt here, a lake full of it (Great Salt Lake), the Bonneville Salt Flats and more, but I know of no salt caves.

My guess is the one in your pictures is associated with a salt dome, probably oil deposits nearby. Just a guess.
 
Alligatorob said:
Where is that? It looks really nice.

We have lots of salt here, a lake full of it (Great Salt Lake), the Bonneville Salt Flats and more, but I know of no salt caves.

My guess is the one in your pictures is associated with a salt dome, probably oil deposits nearby. Just a guess.
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South Central Kentucky. The website states that it's man-made from 6 tons of Himalayan salt. I don't know where they get it from. (I don't know what a salt dome is.) If you ever find a salt cave, give it a try!
 
caroln said:
South Central Kentucky. The website states that it's man-made from 6 tons of Himalayan salt. I don't know where they get it from. (I don't know what a salt dome is.) If you ever find a salt cave, give it a try!
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Thanks, doesn't sound like a salt dome to me, guessed wrong.

I have to agree with @PeppermintPatty , I'd think they get it from the Himalayas?

Maybe someone should build one here, we have no lack of salt, west of here there are places where layers are just lying on the ground. Do you suppose Utah salt would work?

Salt dome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_dome

Himalayan salt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt

Bonneville Salt Flats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonneville_Salt_Flats
 
I've not yet been to a salt cave, similar things but not that. I know
I would love and benefit...if ever near one, I would want to give it
a try, that is for sure..
 
@Alligatorob , I looked at your link for salt domes. We definitely don't have those in Kentucky! ;) I'm not sure if regular salt would work in a salt cave. It probably has to be treated in some way.
 
caroln said:
They also have a gift shop where they sell Himalayan salt lamps, salt night lights, ground Himalayan salt ...all kinds of things. I have a Himalayan candle holder that is supposed to give off healing properties when you light a tea candle in it.
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Iā€™ve got a Himalayan candle holder and a Himalayan night lamp. It water gets at either one of these, they melt and get all corroded .
 
I have been to a salt cave or really a salt mine in South Poland, near the city of Krakow. It was interesting. They had a chapel down there. However, it wasn't sexy nor did they play Gregorian Music. Guess they really weren't into the tourist thing in that way! That was years ago. Maybe now they are really into the tourist business like everybody else on this planet.
 

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Packerjohn said:
I have been to a salt cave or really a salt mine in South Poland, near the city of Krakow. It was interesting. They had a chapel down there. However, it wasn't sexy nor did they play Gregorian Music. Guess they really weren't into the tourist thing in that way! That was years ago. Maybe now they are really into the tourist business like everybody else on this planet.
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It's interesting you mentioned Poland. This is from the salt cave website also:
"The unusual healing properties of Himalayan Salt were discovered in Poland when they found that the salt miners were in better health than the general population."
 
I've been to a cave that had Stalagmites and Stalactites made of crystals and used to have a salt lamp which was broken during a house move.

To improve my iodine requirements plus raising my extremely low blood pressure, I regularly use Pink Himalayan Salt and Rock Salt for cooking.

Epsom salt to refresh my feet with a good soaking.

I'm extremely claustrophobic, so naturally, I'm staying away from caves lol!
 
Supernatural said:
I've been to a cave that had Stalagmites and Stalactites made of crystals and used to have a salt lamp which was broken during a house move.

To improve my iodine requirements plus raising my extremely low blood pressure, I regularly use Pink Himalayan Salt and Rock Salt for cooking.

Epsom salt to refresh my feet with a good soaking.

I'm extremely claustrophobic, so naturally, I'm staying away from caves lol!
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I use pink Himalayan salt also. Itā€™s in a tall glass container with a grinder on top for freshly ground salt. It IS a great source of iodine . This is true
 
I've toured a salt mine that was partly in Austria and partly in Hungary.

We started at the top of the mountain and went down level by level by sliding down slides that were two polished rails. We straddled the rails in groups of six, hanging on to the person in front, and then the guide would give us a push and off we'd go down into the dark. We'd have warm bottoms by the time we got to the bottom of the long ones. Luckily, they gave us thick canvas outfits, jackets and drawstring pants, to wear and hardhats and goggles.

Finally, we straddled benches on carts on rails and raced down corridors that had salt stalactites hanging down a lot lower than I was comfortable with. Finally, we burst out of the mountain onto a siding in a meadow.

I did lick the wall once. It was salty.

I'd like to go to a "relaxing" salt cave someday.
 
I have salt lamps, which I enjoy if only for the soft glow through the crystals. Iā€™m wondering if a salt cave might be a little too claustrophobic for my taste; do you feel ā€œhemmed inā€ while in one? I guess some are bigger than othersā€¦
 
PeppermintPatty said:
I use pink Himalayan salt also. Itā€™s in a tall glass container with a grinder on top for freshly ground salt. It IS a great source of iodine . This is true
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Yup, mine came as a refill tub and I got a set of new grinders at the same store. I've given up on regular salt due to the lack of suppliers no longer adding iodine. It's so tasty and brings out the best flavours out of your food. šŸ‘
 
Fyrefox said:
I have salt lamps, which I enjoy if only for the soft glow through the crystals. Iā€™m wondering if a salt cave might be a little too claustrophobic for my taste; do you feel ā€œhemmed inā€ while in one? I guess some are bigger than othersā€¦
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The caves are usually pretty big, so it never bothered me. But my claustrophobia is just kind of hit or miss, so it might be more of an issue for you. But hopefully, the fact that it's so relaxing in the cave it might offset any claustrophobic feelings.
 
Packerjohn said:
I have been to a salt cave or really a salt mine in South Poland, near the city of Krakow. It was interesting. They had a chapel down there. However, it wasn't sexy nor did they play Gregorian Music. Guess they really weren't into the tourist thing in that way! That was years ago. Maybe now they are really into the tourist business like everybody else on this planet.
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Aha! I was just going to write about that when I saw your post. That cave is so exciting!
 
I visited this cave and was mesmerised:

Hereā€™s an exciting discovery!

Israeli researchers have discovered the world's longest salt cave, called Malham. It stretches over 10 km, runs through Mount Sodom, Israelā€™s largest mountain.

The cave is a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea. It is near the desert site where, according to the Bible, Lotā€™s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. The Malham cave is larger than the previous record-holding cave in Iran.

Iranā€™s Cave of the Three Nudes (Namakdan) on Qeshm Island, which is about 6km in length, was identified as the longest salt cave after a study by Czech and Iranian scientists in 2006. Mount Sodom is named after a location mentioned in the Book of Genesis, describing how Lotā€™s wife became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Oddly enough Iā€™ve avoided adding salt to my food but add it now due to low thyroid function.
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Hypothyroidism (my fixed problems now) thanks to Selenium and iodine (both in tablet forms and new salts)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism

In the process of fixing my thyroid, lost a lot of the weight I'd gain. Selenium is lacking in Scotland in general. Certain foods helps if you're problem is not major.
 

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